Milton Isaiah SOUTHARD

(1836-1905)

SOUTHARD, Milton Isaiah, a
Representative from Ohio; born in Hanover, Licking County, Ohio,
October 20, 1836; completed preparatory studies; was graduated from
the Denison University, Granville, Ohio; studied law; was admitted
to the bar in 1863 and commenced practice in Toledo, Ohio;
prosecuting attorney for Muskingum County, Ohio, 1867-1871; elected
as a Democrat to the Forty-third, Forty-fourth, and Forty-fifth
Congresses (March 4, 1873-March 3, 1879); chairman, Committee on
Territories (Forty-fourth Congress); moved to New York City and
practiced law; died in Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio, May 4,
1905; interment in Woodlawn Cemetery.

Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present